Senior React Engineer

Ditto Hire; Wes-Kaap; On-site; ZAR 500,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

Ditto Hire is looking for a React Engineer to help build the next generation of AI-native professional platforms. As part of a dynamic team, you will develop responsive UIs, integrate AI features, and implement testing scripts. The ideal candidate will have strong experience with React and Next.js, along with a good understanding of modern SPA architecture.

Joining Ditto offers real ownership of significant projects without corporate bureaucracy. You'll have the chance to innovate in a fast-paced environment and contribute positively to millions of users at launch.

Qualifications

• Strong React and Next.js experience is essential.
• Deep understanding of modern single-page application architecture.
• Experience with REST APIs and JSON required.

Responsibilities

• Build modern, responsive UIs powered by AI-driven workflows.
• Integrate AI features into product flows.
• Implement automated test scripts for AI interactions.

Skills

React

Next.js

REST APIs

Node.js

Git

SPA architecture

Automated testing

Job description

React Engineer – AI-Native Frontend | Build the Future of Professional Platforms

Ditto is building the next generation of recruitment and professional platforms, used by millions each month. We help staffing firms and hiring teams find, manage, and place top candidates with smart, beautiful software.

Now we’re launching something new.
AI-native.
Agent-driven.
Stealth.

We’re looking for a React Engineer who understands that modern frontend is no longer just UI. It’s automation, orchestration, agent interaction, and intelligent workflows.

If you want to build interfaces that sit on top of AI agents, automate real work, and ship fast with serious scale from day one, keep reading.

What You’ll Do

• Build modern, responsive UIs powered by AI-driven workflows
• Design frontends that interact with agents, automations, and intelligent back-end services
• Integrate AI features into real product flows, not gimmicks
• Work closely with product and design to build fast, intuitive, opinionated experiences
• Write clean, scalable components that support dynamic, AI-generated content
• Implement automated test scripts and validation flows for AI interactions
• Help define how our frontend talks to orchestration layers, APIs, and agent systems
• Own performance, reliability, and developer experience

Must-Haves

• Strong React + Next.js experience
• Deep understanding of modern SPA architecture
• REST APIs + JSON fluency
• Node.js + NPM
• Git (you’re comfortable in real-world team repos)
• Experience shipping real production software
• Comfort working in fast-moving environments

Strong Bonus If You’ve Worked With

• AI agents, automation workflows, or LLM-powered features
• Prompt orchestration patterns
• Tool-calling flows or agent frameworks
• Automated testing (Playwright, Cypress, Jest)
• Scriptable workflows (Bash, CLI tools, automation tooling)
• Cursor or AI-assisted coding tools
• Performance tuning and caching strategies
• Design systems and component libraries
• Writing documentation that engineers actually read

If you’ve built interfaces that sit on top of AI, orchestration layers, or automation systems - that’s a big plus.

The Type of Engineer We Want

• You think in systems.
• You don’t panic when something becomes dynamic or unpredictable.
• You understand that AI outputs require guardrails, validation, and good UX.
• You care about performance and elegance.
• You ship.

Why Join Ditto?

• Ground-floor on a major AI-native product
• Millions of users at launch
• Real ownership. No bureaucracy.
• Fast shipping cycles
• Smart, opinionated builders
• We build serious infrastructure. Not corporate fluff.

We’re rethinking how professionals present themselves, connect, and build identity online.